Honestly i think Fed don't even care about this as much as Nadal. He don't even try to compete like the past nowadays in their matches. Maybe he really think Nadal can't pass him in slams. No more exertion and he hand over the match when Nadal gets physical. Body is more impt to him i think. Unless its indoors and he knows he only need to exercise in short intervals for max 1 hour.
Their matches are not fun to watch anymore cuz Federer kept stopping the rallies(hit to net mostly) when he has a free shot. Its like pointless in his opinion that Nadal will retrieve and he will need to hit the same shot again.

Because Federer is the GOAT. The player all others will be measured by in history, until Nadal replaces him. In 10 years, nobody will care what Nadal's h2h is vs Djok (btw it's still 16-14 Nadal, and 5-3 at slams). Nadal vs Federer rivalry, will be talked about forever. So the bigger lead Nadal can get over Federer, the more glory historically for Nadal. Every Fedal meeting is historical gold for Nadal.

How would I feel if I lost to a player 7 times in a row? The same way Djokovic felt when he lost to Nadal 5 times in a row. 5, 7, it makes no difference.

Honestly i think Fed don't even care about this as much as Nadal. He don't even try to compete like the past nowadays in their matches. Maybe he really think Nadal can't pass him in slams. No more exertion and he hand over the match when Nadal gets physical. Body is more impt to him i think. Unless its indoors and he knows he only need to exercise in short intervals for max 1 hour.
Their matches are not fun to watch anymore cuz Federer kept stopping the rallies(hit to net mostly) when he has a free shot. Its like pointless in his opinion that Nadal will retrieve and he will need to hit the same shot again.

How would I feel if I lost to a player 7 times in a row? The same way Djokovic felt when he lost to Nadal 5 times in a row. 5, 7, it makes no difference.

I think it would make a difference as to when the defeats occurred. Exhibitions? Not a big deal. Davis Cup? That's manageable. Quarter Finals? That's not too bad. Finals of majors and the surfaces where you're considered the king? That's gotta mean more.

I don't get your logic. Nadal's only problem right now is Djokovic. Rafa simply owns Fed... why would it hurt more to lose to Fed lol?

How would you feel when you lose to the same player 7 times in a row? not fun.

Because Federer is the GOAT. The player all others will be measured by in history, until Nadal replaces him. In 10 years, nobody will care what Nadal's h2h is vs Djok (btw it's still 16-14 Nadal, and 5-3 at slams). Nadal vs Federer rivalry, will be talked about forever. So the bigger lead Nadal can get over Federer, the more glory historically for Nadal. Every Fedal meeting is historical gold for Nadal.

How would I feel if I lost to a player 7 times in a row? The same way Djokovic felt when he lost to Nadal 5 times in a row. 5, 7, it makes no difference.

It's weird, I still get the impression Nadal is more pumped to play Federer than to play Djok. I think it would hurt Nadal to lose to Federer more than it would hurt to lose to Djok. Especially in a slam final. I think Federer is priority number one for Nadal, still.

I don't get your logic. Nadal's only problem right now is Djokovic. Rafa simply owns Fed... why would it hurt more to lose to Fed lol?

How would you feel when you lose to the same player 7 times in a row? not fun.

02-10-2012 06:11 PM

pray-for-palestine-and-israel

Re: AO 2012 SF: Nadal def Federer 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4

does beckers 25-10 H2H vs edberg affect edberg's legacy

no.

who cares if nadal can beat an old federer

during fed's prime it was 6-8 and even then mostly played on clay

02-10-2012 05:55 PM

nadalwon2012

Re: AO 2012 SF: Nadal def Federer 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4

It's weird, I still get the impression Nadal is more pumped to play Federer than to play Djok. I think it would hurt Nadal to lose to Federer more than it would hurt to lose to Djok. Especially in a slam final. I think Federer is priority number one for Nadal, still.

02-10-2012 05:44 PM

tektonac

Re: AO 2012 SF: Nadal def Federer 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4

NID. fed will dominate indoor season and will be the favorite for AO 2013, not.

Fed yet again gifted another match to moonballer Losses like this really put a spot on his otherwise flawless tennis resume...how can you crumble mentally again and again versus a primitive player like Nadull?

Fed yet again gifted another match to moonballer Losses like this really put a spot on his otherwise flawless tennis resume...how can you crumble mentally again and again versus a primitive player like Nadull?

I guess there are other reasons he didn't want to play. Maybe he wasn't fully fit with back pain. He knew how to win from the first set and Rafa isn't playing differently for the rest of the match.

Its not like Rafa won the next 3 sets because he changed and hit alot of winners. Maybe Federer knew he will not be fully fit to win the final anyway, it happened in USopen too. His fitness is pathetic nowadays but can't blame him at 30.

02-09-2012 08:53 AM

madmax

Re: AO 2012 SF: Nadal def Federer 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4

Fed yet again gifted another match to moonballer Losses like this really put a spot on his otherwise flawless tennis resume...how can you crumble mentally again and again versus a primitive player like Nadull?

Fed should have done what McEnroe suggested - just hit to and approach on the Rafa's backhand until his forehand side is wiiiiiiiide open - then hit the winner.

and Federer can go to the net after hitting a good ball to stretch Nadal's backhand because Nadal has this bad habit to slice his backhand since the day he started learning it. Lulz. Its a crappy short slice which dosen't exist in 2008.

Nadal has a WTA serve and a ATP challengers slice and he is no.2 in the world. It just shows the surfaces are so slow today.

It is not the bounce. It is the wrong strategies adopted by Roger in going to Rafa's FH during crucial moments. Brainfart. He didn't do that in the WTF.

Strategies are useless when Federer is not well conditioned, tanks the match and stop the rallies by hitting 63 unforced errors.

In the past he would have destroyed this Nadal who actually hits errors after winning the first set. Both of them deproved alot. In those days he actually don't have the luxury winning first set against Nadal.